With WildStar’s Patch 1.7.1 out of the way this week, the team at Carbine can kick back, open up a cold one, and… apparently go full-tilt with the next update on the test server. What is this madness, indeed?
As the game continues to expand its instance offerings with prime-levels of difficulty, Patch 1.7.2 will debut a raid with this same challenge. Y-83 Level 1 is being tested with its Prime difficulty setting on, giving players a tougher ride with greater rewards. And while housing communities aren’t slated for 1.7.2, they are on the PTR right now for players to fiddle with and break. Communities have been one of the most desired housing features since their initial reveal, tantalizing players with the thought of connecting player islands together to form neighborhoods.
The team is also tweaking the drop rate of Progenitor Access Particles for the next update: “We’ve made a change that you’ll see on the PTR, the goal of which is to ease the current PAPs burden. In 1.7.2 they now have a rare chance to drop throughout Prime Dungeons, during Arcterra five-player encounters, and in World Boss and Arcterra Boss loot bags. In addition, the chance to obtain a PAP has increased slightly at the end of Prime Dungeons and when turning in Tier-2 Contracts.”
